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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Honda is let inside the monastery, what is he told to do?
(a) Clean.
(b) Wait.
(c) Hide.
(d) Pray.

2. Why does Kiyoaki ask Honda to join him in "Chapter 51"?
(a) To bring him home.
(b) To see Satoko first.
(c) To loan him money.
(d) For support.

3. How does Kiyoaki respond when his school mates ask about Satoko's called off engagement in "Chapter 48"?
(a) He cries.
(b) He says little.
(c) He walks away.
(d) He yells at them.

4. Why does Kiyoaki's father assure Kiyoaki he can be admitted to Merton College?
(a) Because of his social rank.
(b) Because his high school teachers went there.
(c) Because they have enough money.
(d) Because he knows the dean.

5. What happens when Kiyoaki travels to the monastery in "Chapter 51"?
(a) Satoko refuses to see him.
(b) He is turned away several times.
(c) He gets lost inside.
(d) He's too afraid to go inside.

6. How does Honda help Kiyoaki with Satoko in "Chapter 34"?
(a) He loans Kiyoaki money.
(b) He borrows a friend's car for them to use.
(c) He secures the perimeter of the villa.
(d) He promises to keep the affair a secret.

7. In "Chapter 36," how much longer does Satoko say the affair can continue?
(a) Two months.
(b) Four months.
(c) One month.
(d) Three months.

8. Who falls asleep in "Chapter 32"?
(a) Kiyoaki.
(b) Satoko.
(c) Chao P.
(d) Honda.

9. What does Kiyoaki say when Satoko says the affair must end because she will be married?
(a) He says he loves her too much.
(b) He says she knows what is best.
(c) He says she is making a mistake.
(d) He says he wants a second chance.

10. In "Chapter 49", what makes Kiyoaki feel isolated during his spring break?
(a) His parents won't talk to him.
(b) Honda is out of town.
(c) Having nothing to do.
(d) Not having Satoko.

11. What worries Kiyoaki's father most about his affair with Satoko and her pregnancy?
(a) How to apologize to the emperor.
(b) How to keep his social status.
(c) How to help Satoko.
(d) How to get his money back from the wedding.

12. How does Kiyoaki feel when he first thinks about attending college?
(a) Relieved.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Troubled.
(d) Anxious.

13. How does the count react when Tadeshina tells him about her letter in "Chapter 40"?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is sad.
(c) He is calm.
(d) He is pleased.

14. Why does Kiyoaki's father blame himself for Kiyoaki and Satoko's affair?
(a) Because he had Satoko's father care for Kiyoaki.
(b) Because he pressured his son to get involved with a woman.
(c) Because he let Kiyoaki go out alone with Satoko.
(d) Because he never taught Kiyoaki morals.

15. What does Honda do when he finally meets with the senior nun?
(a) He asks for forgiveness.
(b) He is unable to speak.
(c) He asks about Satoko.
(d) He begs on behalf of Kiyoaki.

Short Answer Questions

1. What fruit does Kiyoaki eat with Honda in "Chapter 28"?

2. In "Chapter 53," what does Kiyoaki beg Honda to do?

3. What does Kiyoaki's father want to do before the Siamese princes leave for Siam?

4. What does the senior nun tell Honda in "Chapter 54"?

5. How long is Satoko told she will have to live through ascetic discipline before becoming a nun?

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